World Affairs

Defensible War, Indefensible Messengers

Attacking Iran's criminals is fair enough, but with the credibility-free Trump and Netanyahu in charge, it's also a gift to conspiracists. Here's how to…

22 hrs ago • Dan Perry

Europe Should Ban the IRGC, Like Lebanon. Defectors Should Be Offered Total Amnesty.

From Romania to Russia to Iraq, history shows that revolutions fail when they misunderstand the machinery of power. Iran will be no different.

Mar 7 • Dan Perry

Is the Iran War Justified?

However absurdly when attached to Trump and Netanyahu, "Responsibility to Protect" may hold the answer. It is a two-decade-old UN-sponsored principle.

Mar 6 • Dan Perry

Pause the War - or "Finish the Job"?

Inside an insiders' debate on what should come next in the Iran war

Mar 4 • Dan Perry

What Comes Next in the US-Israel-Iran War?

The wide range of possibilities include Trump declaring there's been enough of a regime change already and resuming talks – unless the protests resume

Mar 1 • Dan Perry

Israel and America Shoot for Regime Change in Iran

It would be a huge benefit for Iranians, the region and the world - but too bad that Trump and Netanyahu are so compromised at a moment when credibility…

Feb 28 • Dan Perry

On Iran, Regime Change is the Argument

The Islamic Republic barbarically oppresses its population which hates it, and is aggressive toward the region, destabilizing Arab countries. After 47…

Feb 27 • Dan Perry

Will Trump Use That Flotilla?

The CRITICAL CONDITIONS Podcast, Ep. 44

Feb 23

14:29

Orban Helps Trump Help Putin

GLOBAL BRIEFING FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS: Trump picks fight with France over a political killing, Bibi coalition picks a fight with US Jews, China busts…

Feb 22 • Dan Perry

Will He or Won’t He?

The Trump Decoder on Iran

Feb 21 • Dan Perry

The Tucker Carlson Circus Comes to Israel

The Jewish state has become a proxy for the war within MAGA

Feb 19 • Dan Perry

Thailand’s House Divided: How the Majority Lost

Thai elites have long feared majoritarian politics — and, unlike their opponents, don’t foolishly splinter

Feb 18 • Dan Perry

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